Boys hygiene products shaped like sports balls

ABSTRACT

Hygiene products for boys contain natural ingredients mild to the skin of boys. They have mild natural non-flowery scents. The boys hygiene products are in the shape of simulated sports balls sized to fit into a boys hand. A combination soap and shampoo is formed into a sports ball with a hole through it to receive an elasticized wrist loop therethrough. A boys butterball lotion is in the shape of simulated sports balls rubbed on the skin. A boys stick deodorant has a housing in the shape of a simulated sports ball. Team names and insignia may be applied to the surfaces of the simulated sports balls and the cords.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to hygiene products and particularly tohygiene products for boys such as a combination soap/shampoo, a lotion,and a deodorant in the shape of a ball related to a sport wherein thehygiene products are fabricated of gentle natural ingredients milderthan adult products and scented appropriately for boys and having a ropeloop or elasticized band loop passing through a hole in the solidhygiene soap/lotion product with the loop going around the wrist of theboy so that the hygiene product is not dropped, wherein both the balland wrist band may have names and insignia of sports teams on them.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

Today many boys spend most of their time playing their favorite sport.While they are highly involved and developing skills and agility andstrength, they get pretty smelly and are not always interested inhygiene. There are many hygiene products for adults which containingredients which are too strong or harsh for children and teenagers.Adult hygiene products are often sized and shaped and scentedinappropriately for children and teenagers and may not be easy to handleand use. Boys in particular are not very interested in products whichmight be considered sissy or girly products or boring adult products.Prior art hygiene products fail to solve all of these problemsadequately.

U.S. Pat. No. D405,926, issued Feb. 16, 1999 to Badillo, illustrates theornamental design for an assembly of a play ball for containing soap andattached children's wash cloth.

Three U.S. Pat. No. 6,720,296 issued Apr. 13, 2004, U.S. Pat. No.6,455,478 issued Sep. 24, 2002, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,136,764 issued Oct.24, 2000 to Bitton, provide a soap assembly comprising a transparentsoap, an embedded toy, figurine or the like, and an embedded imagelayer. The soap assembly could also comprise a transparent soap with anembedded dissolvable image layer. The dissolvable image layer could be aliquid such that the toy, figurine or the like is floating within theimage layer. As shown in FIG. 1, the ornamental figurine is a baseballplayer and the image layer a baseball.

U.S. Pat. No. D259,064, issued Apr. 28, 1981 to Lee, is for theornamental design for a soap bar or similar article having a cordattached to one end.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,636,709, issued Jul. 26, 1927 to Schmidt, is for a barof soap having a ribbon for hanging the bar.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,787,660, issued Jan. 6, 1931 to Blakeley, puts forth ahand-held soap including a finger-clasping band for holding the soap.The band is incorporated in the soap at time of soap manufacture.

U.S. Pat. No. D379,249, issued May 13, 1997 to Williams, shows theornamental design for a combined soap and exfoliation pad with hangingcord.

U.S. Pat. No. D384,438, issued Sep. 30, 1997 to Hage, describes theornamental design for a shampoo bar with string and hook fastener.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,416,962, issued May 23, 1922 to Meeks, shows a soapholder which comprises a strap having a loop at each end placed insidethe bar of soap during manufacturing with the end loops protruding fromthe ends of the bar. A user would place a thumb through the first loopand a finger through the second loop to hold the bar of soap securely.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,099,484, issued Nov. 16, 1937 to Hokerk, indicates atoilet appliance which comprises a large bead of soap laced on a cord tobe worn around a user's neck.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,182,293 issued Dec. 5, 1939 to Hokerk, relates a methodof attaching a cord to soap.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,243,634, issued May 27, 1941 to Kadish, concerns alooped handle for securely holding a bar of soap. The end of the handleseats within an aperture in the bar of soap.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,883,791, issued Apr. 28, 1959 to Ballo, concerns a soapcake with a diamond-shaped aperture therethrough and an elastic bandattached inside the aperture. The elastic cord may be stretched over theuser's fingers for securely holding the bar of soap. When not in use,the cord is stored inside the aperture.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,160,523, issued Dec. 8, 1964 to Hull, presents a bathingappliance which comprises a bar of soap having a long string or cordincorporated therein which forms long looped handles so that a user mayscrub their back with the bar of soap.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,341,457, issued Sep. 12, 1967 to Schmidt, claims a barof soap having a strap therethrough. The ends of the strap are connectedusing a buckle to cause the strap to form a hand-encircling band.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,693,923, issued Sep. 26, 1972 to Ayoub et al, describesa suspension device for a cake of soap in the form of an elongated,flexible, polyethylene molded strip, which has pin engaging apertures atits outer ends and collars formed integrally therewith, and pins orinserts of acrylic resin for engaging in said apertures and forinsertion into the side faces of the soap cake for retaining said cakesoap and suspension loop in relative non-rotational position; and a wallbracket of polymerized methyl-methacrylate having an upright portionadapted to be adhesively attached to a wall over a wash basin or thelike, such wall bracket having an upper, outwardly projecting hook armand a lower, outwardly projecting drip pan, such hook when thesuspension loop is hung therefrom holding such soap cake over said drippan, in air, and out of contact with a moisture or water collectingvessel or surface.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,519,568, issued Jul. 7, 1970 to Needleman, puts forth abar of soap having a loose rope extending from one side thereof.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,206,152, issued Sep. 14, 1965 to Wimmer, discloses ameans for supporting or suspending soap. Each form of the invention usesan elastic strand with a cake of soap in which the elastic strand passesthrough the soap, coupled to a container for the soap, or embedded inthe soap.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,251,571, issued May 17, 1966 to Ernest, indicates a soapholder and adjustable loop. An adjustable loop is provided that may betightened around a bar of soap to hold it securely even as its sizediminishes with use, using a tightening device or clamp with an openingfor tightening purposes.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,796,665, issued Mar. 12, 1974 to Allen, provides a barof soap having a cord for holding or hanging the bar.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,190,079, issued Feb. 20, 2001 to Ruff, illustrates ascrubbing soap bar that is composed of vegetable oil and glycerin withinwhich is imbedded a length of a thin, fine mesh netting with a portionof the netting extending exteriorly of the soap bar. The portion of thenetting that extends exteriorly of the soap bar forms a pocket whichfacilitates insertion of a human user's finger(s) which facilitatesgrasping and holding onto the soap bar as the soap bar is used.

U.S. Pat. No. 606,024, issued Jun. 21, 1898 to Peraglie et al, disclosesa bar of soap having an anchor device embedded inside. A chain isprovided which attaches to the anchor device on a first end and to thefaucet of a sink on a second end.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,799,917, issued Oct. 5, 2004 to Sampson, claims a bar ofsoap with retention device includes a bar of soap with an aperture boredthrough it extending from the top surface to the bottom surface or froma first side edge to a second side edge. An elastic member attaches thebar of soap to a handling means through the aperture. The handling meansincludes an opening for attachment to the elastic member. The handlingmeans is typically form as a ring but may have a series of fingerindents within the opening or formed as a rod or handle. The elasticmember is attached to the handling means by passing it through theopening in the handling means, passing both ends through the apertureand around each side of the bar and over the handling means to restabout the center of the elastic member. The retention device may beadded to an existing bar of soap.

What is needed is hygiene products for boys with mild naturalingredients that are gentle to boys skin and mildly scented with naturalnon-flowery scents for boys with the boys hygiene products in the shapeof a simulated sports ball sized to fit a boys hand.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide hygiene products forboys with mild natural ingredients that are gentle to boys skin andmildly scented with natural non-flowery scents for boys with the boyshygiene products in the shape of a simulated sports ball sized to fit aboys hand.

In brief, the present invention provides hygiene products for boys, suchas a combination soap/shampoo, a lotion, and a deodorant in the shape ofa ball related to a sport wherein the hygiene products are fabricated ofgentle natural ingredients milder than adult products and scentedappropriately for boys and having a rope loop or elasticized band looppassing through a hole in the solid hygiene soap/shampoo product withthe loop going around the wrist of the boy so that the hygiene productis not dropped. Both the ball and wrist band may have names and insigniaof sports teams on them.

A stick deodorant for boys fit removably in a housing in the shape of asimulated sports ball. The stick deodorant uses mild naturalingredients, which are gentle to boys skin and provide a mild naturalnon-flowery scent for boys preferably boys from the age group of 5-18.

The present invention teaches and promotes proper hygiene to young boysand young men encouraging boys to shower and stay moisturized with theintention that clean boys make healthy men.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way ofillustration and not in limitation of the invention, and in whichdrawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baseball shaped soap and shampoo boyshygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a hole throughthe ball and a team insignia on the ball and cord;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a football shaped soap and shampoo boyshygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a hole throughthe ball;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a basketball shaped soap and shampooboys hygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a holethrough the ball;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a soccer ball shaped soap and shampooboys hygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a holethrough the ball;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tennis ball shaped soap and shampooboys hygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a holethrough the ball;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a golf ball shaped soap and shampoo boyshygiene product having an elasticized cord looped through a hole throughthe ball;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a baseball shaped butterball lotion boyshygiene product having a team insignia on the ball;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a football shaped butterball lotion boyshygiene product;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a basketball shaped butterball lotionboys hygiene product;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a soccer ball shaped butterball lotionboys hygiene product;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a tennis ball shaped butterball lotionboys hygiene product;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a golf ball shaped butterball lotionboys hygiene product;

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorantproduct having a boys deodorant stick aligned for removable insertioninside a baseball shaped deodorant housing;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorant product havinga boys deodorant stick inserted within a baseball shaped deodoranthousing having a related team insignia on the housing;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorant product havinga boys deodorant stick inserted within a football shaped deodoranthousing;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a a boys hygiene deodorant producthaving a boys deodorant stick inserted within a basketball shapeddeodorant housing;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorant product havinga boys deodorant stick inserted within a soccer ball shaped deodoranthousing;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorant product havinga boys deodorant stick inserted within a tennis ball shaped deodoranthousing;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a boys hygiene deodorant product havinga boys deodorant stick inserted within a golf ball shaped deodoranthousing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In FIGS. 1-19, a boys hygiene product 10A, 10B, and 10C comprises a boyscombined soap and shampoo 20A-20F in FIGS. 1-6, a boys butter balllotion 40A-40F, and a boys deodorant 60A-60F all formed with mildnatural ingredients and mild scents for boys skin and all having theshape of sports balls.

The boys hygiene product 10A, 10B, and 10C comprising a simulated sportsball 20A-20F, 40A-40F, and 60A-60F to fit in a boy's hand for applyingthe hygiene product to the body of the boy, the simulated sports ballbeing smaller than adult products. The simulated sports ball containingnon-caustic mild skin soothing ingredients for use on a boy's body tosooth and not irritate a boy's sensitive skin and containing a mildscent less strong than adult scented hygiene products so that the scentis aromatically soothing and not overpowering to a boy's sense of smellwhich is more sensitive than an adult's sense of smell, the scent beinga non-flowery scent appealing to a boy.

The boys hygiene product contains a mixture of mild to the skiningredients found in nature rather than harsh synthetic ingredients,preferably organic ingredients.

In FIGS. 1-6, the ingredients comprise combined natural soap and shampooingredients molded in the shape of a simulated sports ball 20A-20F sizedto fit in a palm of a boy's hand. Each of the simulated sports balls20A-20F has a hole 31 bored through the simulated sports ball and anelasticized cord loop 30 extending through the hole and around anoutside surface of the simulated sports ball in close proximity to theoutside surface of the simulated sports ball so that the cord may bewrapped around a wrist of the boy while holding the simulated sportsball in a palm of a hand of the boy, the cord securing the simulatedsports ball in the palm of the boy while using the combined soap andshampoo simulated sports ball 20A-20F for shampooing the boy's hair andwashing the boy's skin.

In FIG. 1, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated baseball 20A having an elasticized cord 30 loopedthrough a hole 31 through the ball and an external visible image relatedto a team associated with the combined soap and shampoo containingsimulated sports ball shape, such as a team insignia 19 on the ball andcord.

In FIG. 2, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated football 20B having an elasticized cord 30 loopedthrough a hole 31 through the ball.

In FIG. 3, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated basketball 20B having an elasticized cord 30looped through a hole 31 through the ball.

In FIG. 4, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated soccer ball 20B having an elasticized cord 30looped through a hole 31 through the ball.

In FIG. 5, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated tennis ball 20B having an elasticized cord 30looped through a hole 31 through the ball.

In FIG. 6, the combined soap and shampoo boys hygiene product 10Acomprises a simulated golf ball 20B having an elasticized cord 30 loopedthrough a hole 31 through the ball.

The combined soap and shampoo containing sports ball 20A-20F comprises acombination of at least three of the ingredients taken from the list ofingredients including organic aloe, Montana aloe, comfrey chocolateextract, oats, extra virgin oils, palm oils, sodium hydroxide, hemp,root extract, cucumber juice, honey, carrot root, black seed oil, mintherbs, olive goat milk, distilled water, coconut oils, herbal essence,glycerin, and mild natural scent such as sandalwood scent.

The boys combined soap and shampoo containing sports ball 20A-20Fgenerally contains 6%-7% superfat for a moisturizing effect and containssaponified oils of coconut, black cumin, castor, olive, palm, palmkernel, palm stearic, and jojoba with oat protein, panthenol and vitaminE.

The boys combined soap and shampoo containing sports ball 20A-20Fpreferably comprises a combination of equal parts of black cumin oil,castor oil, olive oil, and palm oils (14.28% of entire contents each),76 degree coconut oil (21.43% of entire content), palm kernel (9.55% ofentire content), palm stearic (4.76% of entire content), jojoba (7.14%of entire content), one tablespoon of Vitamin E per pound of oils,liquid hydrolized oat protein (2% of the combined weight of the oils),liquid hydrolized panthenol (2% of the combined weight of the oils),distilled water (28% of the combined weight of the oils), and liquidsodium hydroxide (lye) (13.5% of the combined weight of the oils).

In FIGS. 7-12, the boys hygiene product 10B comprises a simulated sportsball 40A-40F formed using a skin soothing and moisturizing lotioncontaining natural skin soothing and moisturizing ingredients molded inthe shape of a butterball lotion simulated sports ball 40A-40F sized tofit in a palm of a boy's hand. The simulated sports ball 40A-40Fpreferably comprises a solid lotions bar comprising at least one of theoils taken from the list of oils including black cumin seed oil, oliveoil, palm oil, and coconut oil. The lotion containing simulated sportsball 40A-40F is held in the palm of the boy while using the simulatedsports ball for applying the lotion to the boy's skin by rubbing thelotion containing simulated sports ball against the boy's skin. Anexternal visible image, such as a team insignia 19 related to the shapeof the ball, is visible on the surface of the lotion containingsimulated sports ball, as shown in FIG. 7. The butterball lotionsimulated sports ball may comprise any shaped sports ball, such as abaseball 40A in FIG. 7, a football 40B in FIG. 8, a basketball 40C inFIG. 9, a soccer ball 40D in FIG. 10, a tennis ball 40E in FIG. 11, or agolf ball 40F in FIG. 12.

In FIGS. 13-19, the boys hygiene product 10C comprises a boys deodorantproduct in the form of a stick deodorant 50, with an optional stickadvancer 51, having a low pH below adult deodorant pH levels and anon-flowery mild scent, the stick deodorant slidably housed inside asimulated sports ball container 60A-60F, such as a baseball 60A in FIGS.13 and 14, a football 60B in FIG. 15, a basketball 60C in FIG. 16, asoccer ball 60D in FIG. 17, a tennis ball 60E in FIG. 18, a golf ball60F in FIG. 19 or any other simulated sports ball shape, which may havean external visible image, such as a team insignia 19, related to a teamassociated with the simulated sports ball container shape.

All of the boys hygiene products 10A, 10B, and 10C contain mild naturalingredients, preferably organic ingredients all kind to the skin of aboy and mild scents, preferably natural scents, such as sandalwood,which are not strong scented and not flowery scented.

It is understood that the preceding description is given merely by wayof illustration and not in limitation of the invention and that variousmodifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as claimed.

1. A boys hygiene product comprising: a boys hygiene product comprisinga simulated sports ball to fit in a boy's hand for applying the hygieneproduct to the body of the boy, the simulated sports ball being smallerthan adult products, the simulated sports ball containing non-causticmild skin soothing ingredients for use on a boy's body to sooth and notirritate a boy's sensitive skin and containing a mild scent less strongthan adult scented hygiene products so that the scent is aromaticallysoothing and not overpowering to a boy's sense of smell which is moresensitive than an adult's sense of smell, the scent being a non-floweryscent appealing to a boy.
 2. The boys hygiene product of claim 1 whereinthe hygiene product contains a mixture of ingredients found in naturerather than synthetic ingredients.
 3. The boys hygiene product of claim2 wherein the hygiene product contains organic ingredients.
 4. The boyshygiene product of claim 1 wherein the ingredients comprise combinednatural soap and shampoo ingredients molded in the shape of a simulatedsports ball sized to fit in a palm of a boy's hand having a hole boredthrough the simulated sports ball and an elasticized cord loop extendingthrough the hole and around an outside surface of the simulated sportsball in close proximity to the outside surface of the simulated sportsball so that the cord may be wrapped around a wrist of the boy whileholding the simulated sports ball in a palm of a hand of the boy, thecord securing the simulated sports ball in the palm of the boy whileusing the simulated sports ball for shampooing the boy's hair andwashing the boy's skin.
 5. The boys hygiene product of claim 4 whereinthe combined soap and shampoo containing simulated sports ball has anexternal visible image related to a team associated with the combinedsoap and shampoo containing simulated sports ball shape.
 6. The boyshygiene product of claim 4 wherein the cord has an external visibleimage related to a team associated with the combined soap and shampoocontaining simulated sports ball shape.
 7. The boys hygiene product ofclaim 4 wherein the simulated sports ball contains 6%-7% superfat for amoisturizing effect.
 8. The boys hygiene product of claim 4 wherein thesimulated sports ball contains saponified oils of coconut, black cumin,castor, olive, palm, palm kernel, palm stearic, and jojoba with oatprotein, panthenol and vitamin E.
 9. The boys hygiene product of claim 4wherein the combined soap and shampoo containing simulated sports ballcomprises a combination of at least three of the ingredients taken fromthe list of ingredients including organic aloe, Montana aloe, comfreychocolate extract, oats, extra virgin oils, palm oils, sodium hydroxide,hemp, root extract, cucumber juice, honey, carrot root, black seed oil,mint herbs, olive goat milk, distilled water, coconut oils, herbalessence, glycerin, a mild natural scent, and sandalwood scent.
 10. Theboys hygiene product of claim 4 wherein the combined soap and shampoocontaining sports ball comprises a combination of equal parts of blackcumin oil, castor oil, olive oil, and palm oils (14.28% of entirecontents each), 76 degree coconut oil (21.43% of entire content), palmkernel (9.55% of entire content), palm stearic (4.76% of entirecontent), jojoba (7.14% of entire content), one tablespoon of Vitamin Eper pound of oils, liquid hydrolized oat protein (2% of the combinedweight of the oils), liquid hydrolized panthenol (2% of the combinedweight of the oils), distilled water (28% of the combined weight of theoils), and liquid sodium hydroxide (lye) (13.5% of the combined weightof the oils).
 11. The boys hygiene product of claim 1 comprising a boysdeodorant product in the form of a stick deodorant having a low pH belowadult deodorant pH levels and a non-flowery mild scent, the stickdeodorant slidably housed inside a simulated sports ball container. 12.The boys hygiene product of claim 11 wherein the simulated sports ballcontainer has an external visible image related to a team associatedwith the simulated sports ball container shape.
 13. The boys hygieneproduct of claim 1 wherein the simulated sports ball comprises a skinsoothing and moisturizing lotion containing natural skin soothing andmoisturizing ingredients molded in the shape of a simulated sports ballsized to fit in a palm of a boy's hand, the lotion containing simulatedsports ball held in the palm of the boy while using the simulated sportsball for applying the lotion to the boy's skin by rubbing the lotioncontaining simulated sports ball against the boy's skin.
 14. The boyshygiene product of claim 13 wherein the lotion containing simulatedsports ball has an external visible image on the surface of the lotioncontaining simulated sports ball related to a team associated with thelotion containing simulated sports ball shape.
 15. The boys hygieneproduct of claim 13 wherein the simulated sports ball comprises a solidlotions bar comprising at least one of the oils taken from the list ofoils including black cumin seed oil, olive oil, palm oil, and coconutoil.